Gimp

Basic actions

• Create squares, ellipses, circles
  • This is done by stroking paths. Eg. to create a rectangle:
    1. If needed, create a new layer.
    2. Create a rectangle using the Rectangle Select Tool.
    3. Transform selection into path with Select → To Path.
    4. Stroke the path with Edit → Stroke Path.
  • Instead of stroking the path, the selection can be stroked as well with Edit → Stroke Selection. 3rdd step above can be skipped in that case.
  • The GIMP keeps track of all used path, so converting to path is handy to reuse previous paths. Check the dialog box Layers, Channels, Paths, Undos.